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Agaete
Municipality
Puerto de las Nieves(Port of the Snows)
Puerto de las Nieves
(Port of the Snows)
Flag of Agaete
Flag
 Coat of arms of Agaete
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
culeto
Agaete municipality in Gran Canaria
Agaete municipality in Gran Canaria
Agaete is located in Province of Las Palmas
Agaete
Agaete
Location in Province of Las Palmas
Agaete is located in Canary Islands
Agaete
Agaete
Location in Canary Islands
Agaete is located in Spain, Canary Islands
Agaete
Agaete
Location in Spain, Canary Islands
Country  Spain
Autonomous Region Canary Islands
Province Las Palmas
Island Gran Canaria
Area
 • Total 45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 5,573
 • Density 122.484/km2 (317.23/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
Climate BWh
Website Ayuntamiento de Agaete

Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain.

Geography

It is in the north-west of Gran Canaria island, and is enclosed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gáldar to the north-east, and Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is 45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi) with a population of 5,796 (2003).

Tourism

The port of Agaete, Puerto de las Nieves, used to be the preferred place to get a view of El Dedo de Dios, a natural monument on the coastline, before the latter was destroyed during tropical storm Delta in November 2005. The port is a common end point for day tours from more touristic areas of the island.

Archaeology

El Maipes necropolis is on the outskirts of the town, in the south-east near the football ground.

Gallery

  • Iglesia de la Concepción Agaete 2010-2010-11-09

    Church of Conception

  • Monument Huerto de las Flores

    Monument Huerto de las Flores
    (the Flowers Garden)

  • Agaete Gran Canaria España

    Colours in Agaete

  • Windmill Puerto de las Nieves 2010 a

    Windmill in Agaete

  • Puerto de las Nieves 2016 07

    Statue of Los tres poetas in Puerto de las Nieves

  • Agaete, Gran Canaria D81 8134 (32250537964)

    Ferry connections from Agaete to western Canary Islands

  • Agaete, Gran Canaria D81 8167 (32250604994)

    Puerto de las Nieves

  • Puerto de las Nieves desde el pinar de Tamadaba - panoramio

    Puerto de las Nieves seen from the Tamadaba mountain

  • BarrancoDeAgaete2103

    Barranco de Agaete

  • Valle de Agaete

    Agaete valley
    (Valle de Agaete)

See also

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